Organizers of the Beijing International Film Festival have delayed the event due to expanding Covid cases in China.
A brief statement was posted on the celebration’s WeChat page expressing the fest would move off its arranged August 14-21 dates. No refreshed dates were given.
“The organizing committee will pay close attention to the progress of epidemic prevention and control,” the statement, translated from Mandarin, read. New dates would be announced “if conditions permit”, it added.
China is facing up to its most noticeably awful flare-up of Covid since the infection previously arose in Wuhan. While official numbers are still low – announced cases are under 100 every day except are rising – specialists are acting quickly and unequivocally in attempting to contain any outbreak, introducing widespread testing and containment measures.
The effect is likewise being felt in the cinema world. War epic The Battle at Lake Changjin, which was ready to be one of the country’s greatest summer blockbusters when it released August 12, has been postponed indefinitely, producers Bona Film Group reported.
